POETRY POWERPOINT








HISTORY TEST STUDY GUIDE--OPENING THE WEST



1. Details about Manitoba joining Confederation--- pg. 94- 98
2. Details about BC joining Confederation---pg 100-101
3. Details about PEI joining Canada---pg. 102-103
4. What were the last 3 provinces to join and what was the most recent change to the map of Canada? ---pg. 104- 106
5. The Pacific Scandal---118-123
6. The NWMP---pg. 124-126
7. The Building of the Canadian Pacific Railway---pg. 130-134
8. Was Riel a hero or a traitor?--based on homework assignment/ handout I provided you with
9. What was the National Policy and how did it play a role in shaping the West?---pg. 117
10. How did the Treaties and the Indian Act of 1876 transform the lifestyles of First Nations people in the Canadian West?---handout provided in class
11. Explain the effects of post-Confederation immigration, new wheat strains and the Klondike Gold Rush on the expansion of Western Canada ---pg.
246- 266 from Canada Revisited textbook (red one)



MATH QUIZ STUDY GUIDE
Everyone:

-Be able to create equations from patterns
-Be able to write equations from word descriptions

Grade 8s also need to:
-Be able to solve equations by graphing
- Angles and Triangles (Rules and be able to apply them)-- pg. 340-347









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LANGUAGE MAKING CONNECTIONS MOVIE LINK:http://www.nfb.ca/film/twelve/

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GEOGRAPHY TEST DETAILS FOR THE GRADE 8S:




  • Test will be on Wednesday Jan 9, 2013
  • It will cover unit 2 (chapters 6- 10)
  • Make sure you are able to define :economy; traditional, command, market, and mixed economies; capital; primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, Globalization, tarriffs, all the terms in the social indicators worksheet, resources
  • Understand the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its impacts/effects
  • Understand the difference between GDP and GNP
  • Understand economic systems
  • Understand Canada's economy

HERE IS THE ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT

Ms. Jimenez's Grade 7/8 Page!
I would like to welcome everyone to the 2012/2013 school year. It's going to be a great one!!

I have created this page to keep you up to date and informed with what is happening in our classroom. I will keep updating the page as the months go on. Check our calendar below for important events taking place at the school. Happy browsing!


TODAY'S HOMEWORK: